[YorkshireSeason]

   That doesn't really play to his 
   advantage either.

Could you elaborate on this?

The parts of Freudian psychoanalysis that have not passed the test of time (e.g. Oedipus complex, sexual differentiation, theory of homosexuality) clearly don't come via Nietzsche, whereas Freud's approach to memory and its malleability by our desires and hopes, which is most clearly from N, is not only alive and kicking, but as far as I can tell, now (in suitably modernised form) the dominant understanding of memory in contemporary psychology.

[johnchristopher]

> whereas Freud's approach to memory and its malleability by our desires and hopes, which is most clearly from N, is not only alive and kicking, but as far as I can tell, now (in suitably modernised form) the dominant understanding of memory in contemporary psychology.

It's like saying that homeopathy principles are sound because vaccines are also based on `things that make you sick`.

I'd rather suggest you try to get a copy of `the black book of psychoanalysis` as I completely subscribe to the views developed in it and it'd be more on the point than any tldr; I might give you. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/sep/25/books.france

[YorkshireSeason]

I don't understand what you are trying to say. I merely pointed to the undisputed popularity of psychoanalysis in much of the 20th century, and Nietzsche's undisputed influence on it, especially the conception of memory. This is orthogonal to questions of whether psychoanalysis is right or wrong. The

Guardian article adds nothing to my claims about popularity and influence.

[johnchristopher]

That's not what you say about memory.

The Guardian article is to tease you into getting the book.

[YorkshireSeason]

I'm not sure what you mean. My position on N, memory and influence on P.A. has been consistent and clear, as far as I can see.

I'm not terribly interested in reading about P.A.: it's dead branch of psychology, and has been dead for a long time. There are plenty of books / articles describing the shortcomings of P.A. some of which I've read.